Missing
William Charles Lafferty
Lafferty, approximately 1999
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/18/1999
Missing location (approx) :
Ocean City, New Jersey
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 06/24/1947 (74)
Age at the time of disappearance: 52 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 160 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A puffy orange jacket, blue jeans and a baseball cap.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Lafferty has a scar on his right thigh. He walks with a limp. He may use the names Bill Phater and/or Bill Peter Lafferty.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Lafferty was last seen in the vicinity of the 1100 block of Asbury Avenue in Ocean City, New Jersey, on December 18, 1999. He was picking up his monthly Social Security check at the time. He has never been heard from again.
At the time of his disappearance, Lafferty didn't have access to a car and his driver's license was suspended. He has connections to Florida, New York, and the Carolinas. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are unknown.
Other information and links : ncy
Ocean City Police Department
609-399-9111
September 2021 updates and sources
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October 12, 2004. February 2, 2017; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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